Counting board



Feb. 13, 1923;

COUNTING BOARD. FILED JAN. 24, 19 1 S. GUNNLAUGSSON.

LL N Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COUNTING BOAR-D.

Application filed January 24, 1921.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that SKULI GUNNLAUGSSON, a citizen of Denmark, residing at San Francisoo, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Counting Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in counting boards, and has particular reference to a board adapted to be used for counting points in the games of cribbage, pinochle, etc.

One object of this invention is to provide a board of the character described which has longitudinally slideable therein a novel type of pin employed for counting the points of a game, and novel means for holding and supporting each of the pins when they are inserted in the board.

Another object of this invention is to provide a board of the character described, which is simple in construction, compact in arran ement, strong, durable, inexpensive to manufacture, and both attractive in appearance and serviceable.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following description In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a counting board embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the counting pins forming part of my invention.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the countin pin taken on the line 4-4 of Figure In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the counting board comprises a block 5 of any suitable material having provided therein annular grooves 6 adapted to receive therein longitudinally extending tubular elements 7 and 7 each of Serial No. 439,451.

which is provided with an opening 8 and 8 adapted to register with longitudinal slots 9 formed by the grooves 6 in the surface 10 of the counting board.

On the surface of the board there are suitably stamped or impressed a series of numbers and markings, so that scores. made in the game played, may be recorded. The lineal divisons one one side 11 of the surface of the board, range from zero to fifty, while on the opposite side 12 the measurements range from fifty to one thousand, setting forth means for counting consecutively up to one thousand after fifty points lfiave been indicated on the side 11 of the surace.

The numerals designate as a whole two counting pins which are adapted to be inserted in the slots for longitudinal slideable movement therein. Each pin comprises a vertical shank 15 terminating at one end in a reduced end portion 16 and at the opposite end in an enlarged rounded base portion 17.

Formed integral. with the shank 15 is a horizontally disposed pointed extension 18 which serves as an index finger for recording on the surface of the board the points made in the game. Suitably mounted on the reduced portion 16 is a cap 19 which has provided on its outer periphery a knurled surface 20 which serves as a means for bolding the pin when it is grasped by the fingers of the operator for slideable movement in the slots 9. Likewise formed in the top of the cap 19 is a depression 21 adapted to re ceive the finger of the user in case the knurled surface is not utilized. for moving the pin in the slot.

From the (flescription. of the counting board taken in connection with the drawings, it will be evident that I have devised a compact and efficient device, which is adapted for use in various games.

While I have shown two counting pins and two sets of graduated surfaces, it is to be understood that a plurality of pins, or a number of counting surfaces can likewise 10 a smaller diameter than the body of the shank and the rounded base portion, a horizontally dispose-d pointer integrally formed with said shank and positioned intermediatei y' of the extremities of the shank, and a knurled cap disposed on the reduced end portion of the shank, said cap having a depression formed therein, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

SKULI GUNNLAUGSSON. 

